Table 3.
Odds ratios of autism and intellectual disabilities independently being associated with deafness in the whole population of children and young people, adjusted for age and sex
| Variables | Regression 1 | Regression 2 (including interaction terms) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | 95% CI | Odds ratio | 95% CI | |
| Age | ||||
| 0–15 (ref) | – | – | ||
| 16–24 | 1.50* | 1.45–1.56 | 1.56* | 1.50–1.63 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male (ref) | – | – | ||
| Female | 0.93* | 0.90–0.97 | 0.93* | 0.90–0.97 |
| Autism | ||||
| No (ref) | – | – | ||
| Yes | 2.38* | 2.17–2.60 | 2.31* | 2.05–2.60 |
| Intellectual disabilities | ||||
| No (ref) | – | – | ||
| Yes | 10.69* | 9.80–11.67 | 13.98* | 12.43–15.72 |
| Age × intellectual disabilities | ||||
| 0–15 (ref) | – | – | ||
| 16–24 | – | 0.57* | 0.48–0.68 | |
| Age × autism | ||||
| 0–15 (ref) | – | – | ||
| 16–24 | – | 1.02 | 0.85–1.23 | |
*
Statistically significant.